Isaiah 49:16

Isaiah 49:16 Context

13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.17Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 18Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 19For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

yes. A women can forget her child.Her challenge maybe mental illness,physical abuse,Emotional abuse these can cause dysfunctional displays of nurturing separation.A child that put up for adoption is forgotten in many cases.yes.a women can forget her child.

Of course this verse is written to Israel, not us, the church. It is undoubtedly true - that is, that God has recorded us as among those he has saved, but we are not engraved onto the hands of God, who is a spirit.